Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-22
HOUSE.,

| WASHINGTON, January 12.-House.-Th'
speaker announced the appointment o.
Messrs. Skinner, Peel and Perkins as CON
| ferees on the bill for an allotment OF lane
i n severalty to Indians. The floor was
under special order, accorded to the com
to the consideration IF the Edmunds anti
polygamy bill, and the Tucker substitute
therefor. After q long discussion the bill
passed with but eight dissenting votes.
WASHINGTON, January 13.-House.-Mr
Bland. of Missouri, reported back resolu.
ton calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information concerning silver coinage.
The floor was then accorded to the commit
tee on the judiciary, and the following bills
were passed: Authorizing the service OF
civil and criminal process issued by any
territorial court within Indian and military
reservations and sthe Yellowstone National
park. Amending the law regulating the re-
moval of causes from state to federal courts.
The senate bill providing for the holding
of terms of the United Estates circuit and
district courts at Bay City, Michigan. The
billlproviding for bringing suits against the
government of the United States. Ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, January 14.-House-Mr.
Caldwell, of Tennessee, submitted the con-
ference report on the electoral count bill
and is was agreed to without debate or
division. Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina,
presented conference report OF the bill
increasing the appropriation for public
and it was agreed to. After the reception
of number of committee reports, the house
went into committee of the whole for the
consideration of bills upon the private
calendar. At 4 O'Clock the committee rose
and the house passed half doZsn private
senate bills. At its evening session the house
passed twenty -four pension bills, and at
1920 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 15.-House.-Mr.
Crisp, of Georgia, presented conference
report on the interstate commerce bill, and
at an early day. Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania,
from the committee on coinage, weights and
measures, reported back the senate bill for
the retirement and rec0inage of trade dollars.
Af,er short discussion upon the merits of
the McGarrahan relief bill, it was, on
motion of Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, laid
on the table. Mr.. Richardson, of Tennes-
see, on behalf of the committee on Pacific
railroads, called up the joint resolution
authorizing an investigation of the books,
accounts and methods of the Pacific railroads
which have received aid from the United
States. Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, gave notice
of an amendment directing inquiry into the
fasts relating to the pretended consolida-
ton of the Union Pacific railroad, Kansas
Pacific railroad company and the Denver
Pacific railroad company into the alleged
corporation known as the Union Pacific
railroad company.
WASHINGTON, January H.-House.-Under
the call of states the following bills were
introduced and referred: By Mr.. Lavering,
of Massachusetts, granting pension OF $25
a month to Walt Whitman. Mr.. Lavering
stated that Mr.. Whitman had made no ap-
plication for pension, but that the bill was
introduced at the request of number OF the
poets friends in Massachusetts. By Mr..
Hermon, of Oregon, proposing constitu-
tional amendment for the election of United
States senator's by the people OF the states.
By Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, appropriat-
ing $6OO, 600 in aid of the colored peoples
worlds exposition, to be held at Birming-
ham, Alabama, in September next. By Mr..
Anderson, of Kansas, calling upon the attor-
ney general for information as to the legal
authority under which the directors Of the
Union Pacific railroad company consolidated
that company with the Kansas Pacific rail-
roadl and the Denver Il Pacific railroad
company, and recognized the same under
the name of the Union Pacific railway 3om-
pany. The house then passed the bill for
the relief of dependent parents and honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors who
are disabled and dependent upon their own
lAbof0 for eunDOrt Adiourned